What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Not planning on selling them but even if I was I can't get the damned things to come loose! I think I might browse for another screw driver that has a larger handle, cause I am using the snuggest fitting phillips head I got but it's to no avail.

or I might pick up some of that liquid wrench stuff as mentioned!

 

Yea, mine came off without a problem when I lined my bed. Maybe a little
wd40 and a long handled philips head?

 

I think my problem is that the truck bed has been lined for the past 7 years and in that time the liner may have bonded or adhered to the tie downs, even though the tie downs were never lined and screwed back in after it was lined.

I took a mirror between the bed and cab and was able to see the ends of the bolts were a little rusty looking so that also might be an issue.

I couldn't find one of the long tube things for the wd-40 to get back in that tiny spot where the bolts are between cab and bed, so I went on a longshot and tried some silicon spray to no avail.

I might go to walmart or wherever to see if i can find that liquid wrench stuff or a lone wd-40 tube laying on the floor lol.

 

Been creeping around the forums a lot here lately, seeing all these awesome Tacomas is making me miss being in a Tacoma! Mines been sitting in the yard for two and a half months waitiing for some minor things to be fixed and then be sold. Seeing it every day is killing me haha

 

Get some PB Blaster. Use a dental pick to pull away any bed liner around/under the edge of the screw heads, spray the PB in there, let soak overnight. Also try smacking it with a hammer to fracture the rust/corrosion bond a bit. Also, do you have an impact driver? Use that with an appropriate size big Phillips bit. Lean into it. Less chance of cam-out with impact.

 

That sounds like a plan! I do so happen to have an impact driver! I'll probably do this this weekend hopefully

 

got my wheels and tires put on yesterday!

 

I put a system in my truck this weekend... Ill post pics when there isnt so much shit in there. ;0)

 

Finally brought it home from work last night and went to town detailing the hell out of it!

 

What needs to be done and why are you selling it ?

 

I'm not even sure anymore, every time I tell my dad about somebody wanting to buy it he comes up with somwthing else that needs to be done.
My reason for selling it is because it wasn't reliable for my future plans, so I bought a newer truck. If we sale the tacoma, my new truck will be 99% payed off.

 

remember, lefty loosy...righty tighty...

 

Mounted the Hi-lift and Jerry Cans

 

Looks good, Mike! You got it all done jerry cans and hi-lift mount now just waiting to see your thule bike mounts!

EDIT: Who's 2nd Gen taco is in the background???

 

Thanks Reid! The bike mounts are next

That's Donnie (Sparky36), we threw a couple back and tossed that sh*t on

 

Sick! Looks good man!

 

Looks great. How are the cans secured?

 

Mounted the can mounts onto the toolbox using 3/8" diameter bolts with plates on the inside for reinforcement

I'll take photos tomorrow of the interior and without the cans on the mounts

 

Does anyone else have "bros" rev up their exhaust when they see your trucks?

Oh, and my exhaust it super loud at highway speeds. But my L3 and tires are too

Went and got a boat.


It's dirty in the pic but its all I've got

 

Painted my center caps..